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expolish

expolish verb: to polish thoroughly.

Verb

expolish (third-person singular simple present expolishes, present participle expolishing, simple past and past participle expolished)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) To polish thoroughly.
    • To polish, expolish, paint, and staine1624, Thomas Heywood, Gynaikeion

Forms of expolish

third-person singular presentexpolishes
present participleexpolishing
past participleexpolished
pastexpolished

Origin of expolish

Compare Latin expolire. See polish.

Questions about expolish

What does expolish mean?
Expolish means to polish thoroughly.
What part of speech is expolish?
Expolish is a verb.
What is the past tense of expolish?
The past tense of expolish is expolished.

Words near expolish in the dictionary

  1. explosophores
  2. exply
  3. expo
  4. expoliation
  5. expoliations
  6. expolish
  7. expolished
  8. expolishes
  9. expolishing
  10. expone
  11. exponence

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